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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
955 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL
VEER EASTERLY THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE
AREA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA COASTS THU AND SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS
THROUGH FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF EARLY SAT AND BE REINFORCED AS IT REACHES FROM DESTIN
FLORIDA THROUGH 26N90W TO MEXICO NEAR 19N96W BY SAT NIGHT. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA. A REINFORCING SECONDARY COLD
FRONT LIES FROM 31N68W TO SAINT LUCIE FL. THE FRONTS WILL MERGE
TONIGHT FROM 26N65W TO 23N80W...THEN BECOME STATIONARY WED. LOW
PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WED IN THE BAHAMAS...LIFT NE AND DEEPEN
WED NIGHT AND THU...AND PASS NE OF THE AREA LATE THU NIGHT. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THU NEAR THE LOW PRIMARILY N OF 27N AND
E OF 75W. A WEAK RIDGE MOVES E ACROSS THE AREA FRI AND SAT.

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO
10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...
AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N
OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.